Last month, we were at the Hong Kong International Film and TV Market(FILMART) to check the Hong Kong – Asia Film Financing Forum (HAF) where Isabel Sandoval’s newest project, “Moonglow,” is in the Work-in-Progress (WIP) section. The WIP initiative caters to producers and directors whose...
A GRIPPING TALE 'Sunshine' follows the story of a cheerleader finding out about her pregnancy The first quarter of 2025 looks promising for two homegrown films, "Kono Basho" and "Sunshine." Both were recognized internationally in two European film festivals. "Kono Basho" is the...
BACK ONCE MORE Eraserheads members talk about their personal journies as a band in this new documentary film Most bands disband. Die-hard fans always clamor for a reunion. To set the record straight, Director Maria Diane Ventura chronicles the Eraserheads’ journey using archival videos and...
Hitting two birds in one stone, I flew to Bacolod last month to be a juror of the sixth Margaha Film Festival in Sagay and to check one of the finest regional art centers, The Negros Museum, where runs the exhibition A Life of Fashion and Fashion for Life: A Patis Tesoro Retrospective ....
Taskovski Films’ CEO and founder Irena Taskovski Documentary producer Irena Taskovski was in town recently for a five-day DocsConnect training program. Along with Taskovski were Oscar nominee Hubert Sauper and editor Alexander Goekjian. Their visit was part of a collaborative partnership...
It was a blast for hopeless romantic music fans at the Pinoy Playlist Music Festival (PPMF) 2024 when the Ryan Cayabyab Awards gave tribute to timeless Filipino music legends Celeste Legaspi and Odette Quesada at the Maybank Performing Arts Theater, BGC Arts Center. A TRUE ICON Celeste...
The highest box-office films for 2023-24 are Petersen Vargas’ Un/Happy for You and Cathy Garcia-Sampana’s Hello, Love, Again , and Mae Cruz-Alviar’s Rewind all romantic movies by real ex-lovers Joshua Garcia and Julia Barretto, reel hottest love team, Alden Richards and Kathryn...
As the Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) celebrates its golden anniversary, let us look back on cinematic treasures produced in the last five decades. Eddie Romero’s Ganito Kami Noon, Paano Kayo Ngayon? was screened on Christmas day of 1976. The epic period drama starring Christopher de...
In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF), student filmmakers take the spotlight as 10 short films vie for the Best Short Film, second Best Short Film, third Best Short Film, and a Special Jury Prize, which will earn for the winners cash prizes and...
JOURNEY OF SELF-DISCOVERY Some Nights I Feel Like Walking follows the relationship that forms between Zion and Uno Petersen Vargas’ body of work specializes on LGBT+ representation. After having its world premiere at the 28th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival, his fifth feature film, Some...
A NOBLE ARTIST Hayao Miyazaki is best known for his animated films under Studio Ghibli that offer critiques on war, promoting environmentalism, and peace above all We bravely faced the Friday night traffic to attend the one-time showing of 2024 Ramon Magsaysay Awardee Hayao Miyazaki’s...
The Taiwan Creative Content Fest (TCCF) opened its doors in early November at the Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center with record-breaking 600 project proposals from 50 countries, 101 exhibition booths, and over 300 international industry professionals. The pitching competition is its biggest...
